DecisionRecommendation of the Council concerning Provision of Information to the Public and Public Participation in Decisionmaking Processes related to the Prevention of, and Response to, Accidents Involving Hazardous Substances
THE COUNCIL[1], HAVING REGARD to Articles 5 a) and 5 b) of the Convention on the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development of 14 December 1960; HAVING REGARD to paragraph 3 of Article 6 of the Convention on the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development of 14 December 1960;
HAVING REGARD to the Declaration on Anticipatory Environmental Policies adopted by the Governments of OECD Member countries and of Yugoslavia at the session of the Environment Committee at Ministerial Level on 8 May 1979 stating that "they will encourage public participation, where possible, in the preparation of decisions with significant environmental consequences, inter alia, by providing, as appropriate, information on the risks, costs and benefits associated with the decisions";
